1. RUNNING SPEED

2. ARM STRENGTH

3. HITTING FOR AVERAGE

4. HITTING FOR POWER

5. FIELDING

ission - Together, Paul Ahearne and David Lovell wanted to improve youth and high school baseball and softball players by providing an elite one of a kind player development program. Players and parents need to recognize what areas to focus on to be able to reach full genetic athletic potential.

For players to achieve this they must commit to deliberate practice on a daily basis. Many athletes today think they get enough work at team practice or during a weekly lesson. For players to develop properly it will take countless training hours to develop the 5-tools.

Paul and David's past experiences of playing college and professional baseball, coaching high school and select baseball, pitching velocity arm/care clinics, specific camps (hitting, fielding, catching, pitching), and one-on-one lessons led them to offer a very unique specialized program - Elite Five Tool Fit!

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lite Five Tool Fit is a year round strength and skills integrated training program focusing on baseball/softball player development. Our group classes are designed specifically to improve or enhance the five tools necessary for successful baseball and softball players.

The five tools that all coaches (select, high school, college and professional) look for in finding talented players are Arm Strength, Speed, Fielding, Hitting for Power, and Hitting for Average.

Elite Five Tool Fit program will provide high quality reps, proper muscle memory movement skills, and explosive strength training exercises to maximize the athlete’s genetic potential for baseball and softball.

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enefits of Elite Five Tool Fit are realized by players, parents and coaches (select and school). Players are the 'true' beneficiaries as through the Elite Five Tool Fit programs, then are able to maximize their potential of baseball and softball's 5-Tools. The following benefits for Players, Parents and Coaches:

BENEFITS FOR PLAYERS

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FOCUS. Elite Five Tool Fit training focuses on the 5-Tools – RUNNING SPEED, ARM STRENGTH, HITTING FOR AVERAGE, HITTING FOR POWER and FIELDING – all coaches and scouts use for evaluation.

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OPPORTUNITY. Elite Five Tool Fit provides an opportunity for players to attend multiple classes weekdays/nights and weekends. Team practices, games or school functions don’t get in the way of the multiple weekly training opportunities offered.

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QUALITY. Elite Five Tool Fit instructors have 50+ years of training/coaching/instruction experience and have evaluated thousands of players using the 5-Tools. Tools, techniques and mental approach give access to players to excel in the 5-Tools and games.

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HABITS. Elite Five Tool Fit classes build habits players can leverage during practices and games. Training classes focus on muscle memory movement training which build habits, so what players do in games is a ‘natural’ reaction – not a thought process. Less thinking about how to do – more of just doing it.

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REPETITION. Elite Five Tool Fit training provide players with quality and focused repetitions. Albert Einstein stated the three greatest forms of learning, “Repetition, Repetition and Repetition.” Associated with repetition is quality and focus.

BENEFITS FOR PARENTS

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PREDICTABLE. Elite Five Tool Fit fees are predictable with our monthly payment options. Month-to-month, you know what you are budgeting for baseball and softball training for your player. Don't want to have a monthly payment, there are pay in full options available.

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FLEXIBLE. Elite Five Tool Fit has classes weekdays/nights and weekends to your schedule can adjust around training classes. If you have a lesson normally scheduled on Tuesdays, but this Tuesday you have a meet the teacher event at school, you will miss your lesson and possibly the instructor fills your spot with another player. Monthly fees allow you unlimited access to any and as many classes.

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VALUE. Elite Five Tool Fit wants to provide amazing value for the fees you pay. Starting as low as $148 per month, if all you do is come one time per week to a 90 minute class, that's only $24 per hour. The small group competitive classes will challenge players and provide accelerated improvement, stretching the value of your dollar even more.

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ACCESSIBLE. Elite Five Tool Fit provides the ease of access via our online system to register and sign up for classes. The mobile application (iPhone or Android), gives you access to make payments, manage your account, sign up for classes, view class schedules and much more.

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CONVENIENT. Elite Five Tool Fit classes are conveniently located near 635 and North Dallas Tollway in Farmers Branch. From surrounding cities - Frisco, Dallas, Coppell, Irving, Garland and Rowlett - it is within 15 minutes. Major highways/tollways (635, North Dallas Tollway and 35E) provide convenient, flexible routes to the training facility.

BENEFITS FOR COACHES

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PARTNERSHIP. Elite Five Tool Fit wants to partner with you to get your players to be the best you know they can be. Your coaching system leveraged within Elite Five Tool Fit training classes provide your players additional hours of practice a week.

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BUILD YOUR PROGRAM. Elite Five Tool Fit provides your up and coming players to train and improve their 5-Tools, building foundation for your program. Players that train consistently, increase their work ethic and continually seek to improve elevate your program.

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TEAM PRACTICE. Elite Five Tool Fit allows your player to improve their individual skills – the 5-Tools. Team practices are ‘again’ team practices – focus on team concepts, drills, situations and more. Players can attend over 40+ hours of training classes at Elite Five Tool Fit to improve the 5-Tools that all coaches and scouts use for evaluation.

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YEAR ROUND. Elite Five Tool Fit classes are designed within a year round curriculum. This year round program offers your players the right type of training for the right type of season – OFF-SEASON, PRE-SEASON and IN-SEASON.

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EXTRA WORK. Elite Five Tool Fit provides an opportunity for your players to attend multiple classes weekdays/nights and weekends. Team practices, games or school functions don’t get in the way of the multiple weekly training classes offered. Your players get the extra work you know they need to be better players.

THE FIVE TOOLS

The 5 Tools are core athletic skills required to be successful in the game of baseball. Varying in importance by position, these tools are critical components of an individual player's make-up.

1. RUNNING SPEED

Speed is the most "innate" (genetically predisposed) of the 5 Tools. It is possible to enhance a ballplayer's speed, but substantial gains are dependent upon the athlete himself. Players with speed are counted on to make things happen and are catalysts both offensively and defensively in the game of baseball. Scouts look at speed, and know that if a player has it he is well on the way to becoming a 5 Tool player. Elite Five Tool Fit instructors work to improve running speed by improving form, efficiency of movement and first-step quickness.

2. ARM STRENGTH

Arm strength is often rated as the "least important" of the 5 Tools, but arm strength can be a lethal weapon in any defensive position. Along with arm strength, muscle endurance is an often overlooked area for baseball players. Pitchers realize the importance of muscle endurance - being able to throw hundreds of pitches weekly - but what about the shortstop who needs to make plays day in and day out, or the outfielder looking to gun down a baserunner at the plate? Arm strength AND endurance are two critical areas emphasized by Elite Five Tool Fit instructors.

3. HITTING FOR AVERAGE

Lets face it, to score runs you need baserunners. Good hitters hit for average first and power second. Hitting for average requires the ability to hit to all fields and assess defensive situations - knowing when to hit to the right side, when to bunt, or being able to make contact when the hit and run is on. Hitting for average requires good decision-making ability and good pitch selection at the plate, foundational skills that are highly emphasized by Elite Five Tool Fit instructors.

4. HITTING FOR POWER

The most obvious benefit of this Tool is that extra base hits increase a team's chances of scoring. Power hitters also add an intimidation factor. Barry Bonds drew a record 198 walks in 2002, taking his on-base percentage to over 500. Power hitters have recently emerged because athletes recognize the importance of strength and conditioning programs, and the fact that power hitters generally demand the best contracts. Home runs and doubles off the wall are a fan, and scout, favorite. Elite Five Tool Fit instructors work to refine the athlete's swing and maximize his physical abilities to hit the long ball.

5. FIELDING

Scouts will often say a player has "good hands." In reality, good hands - or good fielding position - is the result of a number of factors working together that make difficult plays look simple. Middle infielders, catchers, and outfielders must have the defensive skills required to take away base hits, know how to "read" a hitter, and know how to react and position themselves for the best chance for success. Elite Five Tool Fit's fielding instructors start with the basics and work to develop a functional approach to fielding fundamentals at all positions.